Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-08

Thirty thousand dollars worth of lumhe
In the Cutler a Savige lumber yards a
Spring Lake we're destroyed by fire tn,
other morning.
state Game Warden VIM. Alden Smith
disposed OF twenty-six cases OF offense.
against the fish and game laws in thirteen
counties in June
VIM. X. Post pioneer Of Ypsilanti, and
father OF Pension Agent Post Of Detroit,
died suddenly the other morning of paral
ysis of the heart
"A hre In saloon boarding house at Bay
CITY, burned TO "A crisp John McCollum,
VINO was too drunk TO escape. He was
one OF a bad gang.
Judge Marston of Detroit has given an
elaborate opinion that the Saginaw char
Ter consolidation scheme is unconstitu-
tional. Judge Cooley concurs
Nathan Lewis, n well-known farmer Of
| Girard, Branch county, committed sui-
eide the other day by hanging. No reason
Is known why he should have taken his
life.
Allen Wesley of Perry claims tina. he
was 100 years old July /. He has been at
the Shiawassee county house seven or
eight years, is totally blind and somewhat
deaf
Albert j. Lester OF Marine City was
drowned by the upsetting Of sail boat at
the mouth OF Detroit river the other day.
Three Others were rescued in an exhausted
condition.
X. L. Parker Of Battle Creek is the own
er of dollar bill which was ll3 wears old
last April. having been issued two years
before the declaration OF independence of
was signed
Mrs Messic Carpenter died in Milton
CasS county few days ago, where she had
lived 90 years, leaving husband TO whom
she had been married % years. Both were
50 years old
Mrs Joshua Brooks, the Vassar woman
whose mysterious Disappearance has been
the occasion of much notoriety has re.
turned minus the large fortune she is said
to have inherited.
John Ethue OF Chandler township. Huron
county lad of II, was drowned recently |
while saving another youth from n similar /
fate Tie succeeded in saving his friend
but lost his own life
The Goth annual reunion of the survivors
Of the old Eighteenth infantry will be held
at Tecumseh, Aug. %. On that date will
occur the 10Th anniversary of the regi-
nents muster in at IIillsdale.
On the lst inst. the presidential postof-
ices at Fowlerville, Grand Ledge and
iorenci were relegated TO the fourth class.
heir business having fallen below the
minimum for Presidential Offices
VIM. Mass had an arm cut of by a saw
n mill at New Haven, Macomb county.
few days ago, and lost so much blood
hat he died shortly afterwards. His age
'as A. and he leaves wife and seven
hildren.
Judge Brown OF the United States court
I Detroit has fixed the time for holding
ne regular terms Of the United States
curt required TO be held in Bay CITY on
he first Tuesday of May and October in
ach year.
The governor has appoin ted the follow !
- Official stenographers: Henry +. I
'alch OF Grand Rapids, 18th circuit:
lonzo NJ Haynes Of Bay City, 18th cir /,
lit, and Charles II. Bender of Grand /
apids, 2Jth circuit. {
armers III most Of the townships in !
heboygan county report hay, wheat, oats /
ld other crops double that of last year /
nd anticipate the largest yield ever pro /
iced in the county. The berry crop of ,
i kinds Is immense. {
The pioneers, farmers and grangers of /
illsdale county will unite in one grand =
cnic on the fair grounds at HilIsdale
uguSt Il. Mrs. Perry Mayo of Battle
reek has been invited to deliver an adj =
'ess on that occasion.
Attorney General Taggart says that all
atements to the contrary notwithstand-
&, he has never given an opinion as TO
akin's right to pay for the period since
expu sion, and, further, that no one
IS yet sought such an opinion
ne Methodist Episcopal camp meeting
ISOLATION OF the Detroit district will
ID It's annual session at its grounds east III
bellevllle. The meeting will commence
tuesday, August 9, and continue one
eek. large attendance is anticipated
Charlie Geizer, aged Il, Of Kingsley. be
me angry at his three year old brother a.
d sh OF the little fellow. Ii Is Thought &C
e little fellow may recover. Charlie fed ca
q mas not been captured. He was re. hi
lsed from the reform school only a few in
,nths ago. s.
Henry Baumgardner and his son, a lad r..
ed IL years, we're driving to their home az
hort distance north of Monroe the 9th.
night, when their wagon was struck bv
iichigan Central train The wagon was
ockei into the ditch and Baumgardner KIN
S killed, while the boy was badly injured. mi
he next annual reunion of the % Mich de-
n infantry will he held at Corunna. Ne
g. IS. That Of the 18th infantry will ty
ne off at Tecumseh, Aug 26 tho 25tb rig
iiversary OF their muster-in at Hills. wo
g. Brig Gen. r. S. Granger will be ine
re as well as Gems. Doolittle and Spald. a
the
he board Of supervisors OF Bay county. Tn,
'e offered reward for the discovery of CO,
'rge kepple who disappeared from Bay
in May last. Two hundred dollars
offered for the discovery of his body. 4
cad $500 for the discovery of his muir. low
er; and, If alive ESQ for information as Ho
lis whereabouts. G
he son of Rev. Mr.. Perkins, who lives "a
tn OF North Branch, left his fathers fro